Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[fanatic291]

I have gotten my BCM from Foxfire farms in ID look at that dark egg.
View attachment 3666068

Beauty... I love the dark feathered chickens.

 

[gimmie birdies]

One time the same hen laid this egg. But it was early on and a one time thing. (Purple.)

 

[Smokerbill]

We use it on our walkways never tried it on the roof dose it work?

I don't know. This is the first time I've used the stuff. It has good reviews, so I figured it was worth a try.

 

[Kmaria187]

Ughhhhhh put the girls to bed tonight and one of our rode island reds had a soft shell egg shell sticking out of.het vent Ughhhhhh she has been molting for a few weeks now and hasn't laid an egg that I know of for about 3 to 4 weeks is this just because of her molting? I have switched their feed to all flock and Oyster shells on the side and been feeding them scrambled eggs with shells on the side as well as grubs every other day they are on 19% protein. Should I give her calcium tabs tomorrow or tonight? She is 2 years old

 

[pennyJo1960]

Ughhhhhh put the girls to bed tonight and one of our rode island reds had a soft shell egg shell sticking out of.het vent Ughhhhhh she has been molting for a few weeks now and hasn't laid an egg that I know of for about 3 to 4 weeks is this just because of her molting? I have switched their feed to all flock and Oyster shells on the side and been feeding them scrambled eggs with shells on the side as well as grubs every other day they are on 19% protein. Should I give her calcium tabs tomorrow or tonight? She is 2 years old

I would first limit grubs and treats to every other week.
Every now then shell less egg is no big deal it is hard to come back molt so might be cause.

 

[Smokerbill]

One time the same hen laid this egg. But it was early on and a one time thing. (Purple.)
View attachment 3666069

That purple egg is cool!

 

[ValerieJ]

I have had 2 good egg laying summers with my 8 hens. This is my first flock, so I am interested to see how much the egg laying will slow down next summer.

My wife and I are thinking about renewing the flock and moving the older hens to a seperate run for their retirement.

I live in Gig Harbor, WA. Does anyone have recommendations for local farms to get Black Marans?

I currently have:
2 barred rocks
2 blue saphires
2 olive eggers
2 easter eggers

View attachment 3666041View attachment 3666043View attachment 3666044

Unless space is your concern, there is no reason to separate out your retired ladies. They can all peacefully live together.

 

[ValerieJ]

I'll probably get jumped on for this, but I give my chickens a few meal worms every day. They love them and I believe it adds a bit of protein to their diet. I never have soft shelled eggs and after doing this for 7 years, my hens are always healthy. They don't die until they are about 6 or older, and way past egg laying. They do still eat plenty of their good feed and grains, which is always available.

 

[Hinotori]

I have oystershell on offer. Very rarely, maybe once a year at most, one of the hens will have soft shell egg. I think it's usually it just went through too fast. Different hens. I can tell by size and if it's blue tinted or brown

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning I have two old metal feeders. I feed oyster free choice.
Forever it was in bucket laying on its side.